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Assembly Bill A3955

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating an affirmative defense for victims of human trafficking, increasing the minimum sentence of imprisonment for those convicted of sex trafficking and establishing the crime of human trafficking

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2015-A3955 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§230.41 & 135.37, amd §§230.34 & 70.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6409

2015-A3955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating an affirmative defense to the charge of prostitution, being the victim of human trafficking; increases the minimum sentence of imprisonment for those convicted of sex trafficking; establishes the crime of human trafficking.

2015-A3955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3955

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. KATZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH,
  FINCH, GRAF, HAWLEY, LUPINACCI, TENNEY -- read once  and  referred  to
  the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to creating an affirmative
  defense to the charge of prostitution, being the victim of human traf-
  ficking, and increasing the minimum sentence of imprisonment for those
  convicted of sex trafficking

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 230.41 to
read as follows:
S 230.41 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
  ANY INDIVIDUAL CHARGED WITH THE CRIME OF PROSTITUTION PURSUANT TO THIS
ARTICLE MAY ASSERT THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION  WAS
INVOLUNTARY  AND  SOLELY THE RESULT OF BEING THE VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICK-
ING. PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT THIS DEFENSE SHALL NOT BE AVAILABLE  TO  ANY
INDIVIDUAL CHARGED WITH PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE.
  S  2.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 230.34 of the penal law, as
added by chapter 74 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  Sex trafficking is a class B felony PUNISHABLE BY A  MINIMUM  SENTENCE
OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT.
  S  3.  Subdivision  2 of section 70.00 of the penal law, as amended by
chapter 738 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  2. Maximum term of sentence. The  maximum  term  of  an  indeterminate
sentence  shall  be  at least three years and the term shall be fixed as
follows:
  (a) For a class A felony, the term shall be life imprisonment;
  (b) For a class B felony, the term shall be fixed by  the  court,  and
shall not exceed twenty-five years;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04438-01-5

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